Frost warning for tonight

Published 7:41 am, Monday, May 13, 2013

It will feel more like early April this evening instead of mid-May, with a frost warning for much of the region.

Temperatures could drop to as low as 29 tonight away from the immediate shoreline, said WTNH meteorologist Gil Simmons, and to about 32 at the coast.

That is more typical of early spring, forecasters say, though flowers and shrubs should not be affected by the drop in temperatures tonight.

"If you live in a place where you say `it's always colder here', well, it's going to be colder for you tonight, and you might to take extra care of recent plantings,'' Simmons said.

It was 42 degrees in Bridgeport at 7 a.m. this morning and the mercury is expected to rise to 58 during the day, before falling back at dusk. It will be cool and dry early this week, the Weather Underground predicts, but there is a 40 percent chance of rain on Wednesday night and Thursday. Warmer temperatures and sunny skies are expected for the weekend, the service says.